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Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 Ride on a Broomstick
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Children's musical.

The story concerns two stylish and witty witches; a bleating, self-pitying dragon; a Rapunzel with six yards of rope for hair; a Shakespearian-spouting prince; a half-cat-half-fish (who always moans about its top half wanting to eat its bottom half); and numerous mixed-up spells.

Production Details

  • 1959: Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, 26 December 1959 - 30 January 1960. Director William Orr.

    Cast incl. Sheila Bradley, Gordon Chater, John Unicomb, Barbara Wyndon (Pumpernickel), Anthony Bazell, Joyce Simmons, Kevan Johnston, Robina Beard, Carolyn Keely.

  • This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1959
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      (Manuscript) assertion

      Holdings

      Held at: National Library of Australia

Works about this Work

One Children's Show a World-Beater 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1959; (p. 4)

— Review of Ride on a Broomstick Eleanor Witcombe , John McKellar , Phillip Street Theatre , 1959 single work musical theatre
One Children's Show a World-Beater 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1959; (p. 4)

— Review of Ride on a Broomstick Eleanor Witcombe , John McKellar , Phillip Street Theatre , 1959 single work musical theatre
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